Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Time After Time	And I Love Her	03:12
Zambonis*	Boom Boom Boom	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:07
Jonathan Edwards	Blow On Chilly Wind	Sailboat	03:17
Buddy Knox	Swingin' Daddy	ST (mono)	01:50
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Till You're Loving Me Again	I'm a Song	03:34
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Joe* Glazer	Solidarity Forever	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:02
Ellen McIlwaine	Crawling Kingsnake	Fear Itself	03:20
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Unleash the Horses Boys	Ukrainian Pops	02:00
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Livin' the Blues	Shirley Lewis Show Band	08:45
Alpha Centauri	Make it at Rock 'n' Roll	ST	02:29
Matt* Lucas	Vibrator Blues	Matt Gets Blue	04:10
David Amram	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:38
Oscar* McLollie	Buried Alive	ST	04:12
Cal* Bostic	The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:08
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Respect	You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)	02:50
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST	02:15
Ellen McIlwaine	Sliding	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:52
Ursa Major*	Stage Door Queen	ST	05:25
Buddy Knox	I Ain't Sharin' Sharon	ST (mono)	02:01
Jonathan Edwards	Sailboat	Sailboat	03:08
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Ellen McIlwaine	Billy Gene	Fear Itself	03:05
Loni Gamble	Could it be Love	ST	07:05
Ursa Major*	In My Darkest Hour	ST	05:28
Happy Dolls	Shake Your Booty	Show Album No. 1	02:57
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:59
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Ellen McIlwaine	It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels	Honky Tonk Angel	02:38
Ellen McIlwaine	Bow'd Up	Fear Itself	01:40
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:32
Matt* Lucas	The Old Man	The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On	02:29
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Boots	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:36
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Albert Jones*	That's the Way You Lost My Love	The Facts of Life	03:56
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Presque Isle Eighth	Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth	03:09
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Hopak	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:13
Dils*	Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge)	Made In Canada	02:37
David Amram	Song for Kenya	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:16
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	I Loved a Widow	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:33
Cal* Bostic	Longing for You (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	02:45
Jack Holland	Waco	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:39
Matt* Lucas	Massage Parlour Blues	Matt Gets Blue	03:53
Oscar* McLollie	The Way You Do the Things You Do	ST	02:45
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Green Power	Love Serenade	02:31
Jack Holland	You Can't Make a Dancer	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:51
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко	Ukrainian Pops	03:34
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Buddy Knox	Devil Woman	ST	02:07
Aarons And Ackley*	L.A.	You And I	02:44
Happy Dolls	Funky Stuff	Show Album No. 1	03:04
Ellen McIlwaine	Cure My Blues	Everybody Needs It	04:14
Jonathan Edwards	People Get Ready	Sailboat	03:02
Zambonis*	To Bleed Black and Gold (demo)	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:53
Nelson* Riddle	Barkerville	British Columbia Suite	02:22
Ellen McIlwaine	I Don't Want to Play	We the People	03:20
Matt* Lucas	Drunkard's Dream	Matt Gets Blue	02:56
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Traditional 'Trojista' Music	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:43
Mike* Ferro	Soldier In The Rain	Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain	03:20
Matt* Lucas	Leave the Light On Baby	Matt Gets Blue	06:00
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Happy Dolls	Misty Blue	Show Album No. 1	03:43
Zambonis*	Cool Shots (Theme Song)	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:17
Nelson* Riddle	Peace River	British Columbia Suite	02:47
Doc Holiday*	Canadian State of Mind	Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind	03:37
Cal* Bostic	Let Me Love You	Introducing...	03:03
Aarons And Ackley*	Swanee Song	ST	02:48
Joe* Glazer	It Could be a Wonderful World	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:53
Aarons And Ackley*	Don't	You And I	02:05
Nelson* Riddle	The Okanagan	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Halya Несе Галя Воду	Ukrainian Pops	01:56
Aarons And Ackley*	Almost Five O'Clock	You And I	00:10
Buddy Knox	Mary Lou	ST	02:20
Aarons And Ackley*	Willie Boy	ST	03:02
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Aarons And Ackley*	Devil Song	ST	03:00
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Just a Few Words	I'm a Song	03:10
Ellen McIlwaine	We the People	We the People	03:23
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Theme from Canada	Love Serenade	04:20
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Grandpa Tell Me One More Story	I'm a Song	04:39
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Buddy Knox	Rock House	ST	01:53
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	Fear Itself	03:23
Ellen McIlwaine	Weird of Hermiston	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	05:06
Buddy Knox	Somebody Touched Me	ST (mono)	02:16
Ellen McIlwaine	Born Under a Bad Sign	Fear Itself	03:33
Buddy Knox	Teasable, Pleasable You	ST (mono)	02:19
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Good Time Blues	Shirley Lewis Show Band	03:10
Ellen McIlwaine	Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:26
Happy Dolls	Drum Solo	Show Album No. 1	05:14
Joe* Glazer	A Douglas for Me	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:12
Oscar* McLollie	Love Will Get You	ST	03:32
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Matt* Lucas	The Peepin' Tom	Matt Gets Blue	03:21

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

Ursa Major* - ST

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

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